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Recent Statistics
A survey by National CASA Board Member Marti Braniff found that:- The average foster care stay is 2.5 years.
- The average foster child is moved to a new home four times every year.
- The average foster child has ten different case workers during his or her stay in care.
Children are 99 times more likely to be assaulted when they’re off campus than in school. — Jim Avila, NBC News (October 30, 1999)
On February 15, 2000, America's prison and jail inmate population will top 2 million. America has lass than 5% of the world population, and has 25% of the world’s prison inmates. — William Raspberry, December 1999
In 1995, some 20.8% of all US children (over 14 million, including more than 5 million under the age of 6) were classified as poor. Poor children are more likely to experience poor health, score lower on standardized tests, drop out of school, have out-of-wedlock births, experience violent crime, and suffer other undesirable outcomes. — The Future of Children: Children and Poverty, Center for the Future of Children (Vol.7, No.2)
Links
Child
Welfare League of America (CWLA)
CWLA is an association of more than 1,000 public and private nonprofit
agencies that assist over 2.5 million abused and neglected children
and their families each year with a wide range of services.
Connect
For Kids
Connect for Kids is a virtual encyclopedia of information for
adults who want to make their communities better places for kids. Subscribe to their award-winning enewsletter.
Jumpstart
Michigan
an interactive magazine for advocates, activists, volunteers, professionals, doctors, educators,
legislators, the media, parents, and students.
Michigan's
Children
Michigan's Children is a statewide nonpartisan advocacy group which
acts as a voice for children. They work with the public, elected officials,
communities, and various other organizations to improve the quality
of life for children and their families. Publishers of Kids Count data books.
Michigan
Association of Infant Mental Health
MISSION STATEMENT: To promote and support nurturing relationships
for all infants.
Michigan
Law Links
An impressive list of links to all kinds of law resources, from individual courts to rulings to various groups.
Prevent
Child Abuse America
...see our "programs" page for more information.
National
Court Appointed Special Advocate Association
...see our "programs" page for more information.
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